If you take a pie and cut it in two, the track of your knife will represent the course of Mud River through the town of Gloning, and that part of the pie to the left of your knife will be the East Side, while the part to the right will be the West Side. Away out on the edge of the pie, where the town fritters away into the fields and shanties on the East Side, dwells Mrs. Deacon, and a fatter, better-natured creature never trod the crust of the earth or made the crust of a pie. Views: 229
CIRCLES OF FEAR is about family feuds, music, romance, love, sex, crime, corruption, murder, politics, wealth, power and the battle of Armageddon.CIRCLES OF FEAR is about family feuds, music, love, sex, crime, corruption, murder, politics, wealth, power and the battle of Armageddon. Author Brian Cain has played blues harmonica for fifty years, sung and fronted boogied blues bands for thirty five years. During this time he witnessed blues guitar players being exploited, shafted, robbed and usually thrown on the scrap heap. Sometimes he watched as they argued with venue managers of over a few lousy bucks.Author Brian Cain has made a blues guitar player the most powerful person in the universe in a tale of the battle of Armageddon at the turn of the second millennium. The extreme character of Jason Brinkly is one blues guitar player who has a win.A feel good story as he battles the normal boredom, come fun life in a band, and is thrown to the lions of darkness in the conflict of Armageddon. Carrying the sword of the cross from a most unlikely source he must rise from boredom, fight through disaster, wrangle with stardom, and confront power, kicking arse all the way. Where will this lead and can a humble blues guitarist overcome such odds? Views: 229
It is 3013. The City of Lions is a beautiful but treacherous city for children deemed useless by society, children like End Cloud. According to law, he must be brainwashed and turned into a manual laborer for life. But seconds before it happened, he received an invitation to join the most prestigious military school in the world where children convert emotions into energy for military purposes, knThe City of Lions in the year 3013 is a beautiful but treacherous city for children deemed silly, lazy or useless by society. Having been deemed useless by society for not achieving “Destiny” (which basically means not finding a job) by the age of 13, End Cloud is stripped of citizenship and subjected to the “Sphere of Influence”, a cruel device which will erase his memories, delete his ability to make decisions and force him into mechanical labor. But just as his mind was about to be completely erased, he suddenly receives a special invitation to join a prestigious military school for children gifted in LightCatching, which was a mysterious ability to channel power into military weapons by means of emotions. Possessing no such ability, though also possessing an abundance of volatile emotions, End fights to stay in the school whatever way he can, so that he may one day earn his right to return to society and see his parents once more. But as he journeys deeper, he begins to unravel the true mystery behind the school, and the real purpose and destiny of End Cloud. Welcome to the World of “End the LightCatcher”. Views: 229
Zara Pritchard is a has-been. Once an Olympic darling, she's been reduced to skating in a dinosaur costume and giving lessons at the local mall...which is why she's excited when she's offered a chance to sub on a TV show, Ice Dancing with the Stars. If she wins the show, this could be the break she needs.
There's just one problem - her partner.
Ty Randall is a MMA bad boy looking to fix his image problem. Sure, he's got the nickname of 'Ty the MMA Biter'. Sure, he might have bit a guy's nose off in the cage. But putting him on a reality TV show? A skating reality TV show? He's not interested. He'll do the minimum to fix his image and call it a day.
But when wash-out meets flame-out, sparks fly and tempers flare. And Ty and Zara start to realize that maybe this partnership might be just as steamy off the ice as on it...
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It's the first day of Wimbledon. And a dead body is lying on Court 19. Newly-promoted detective inspector Angela Costello recognizes the dead man as Croatian champion-turned-coach, Petar Belic. A double grand-slam winner, Petar was famous, and much loved. However, Petar had an ex-wife who wanted him back; a girlfriend who wouldn't let him go; a business partner with secrets. Then there was the temperamental leading Brit, Stewart Bickerstaff, whom Petar had been coaching. D.I. Costello deduces that only one person could have committed the crime. Unfortunately she has no way of proving her suspicions... Views: 229
When widow Katie Lafferty arrives at the Pythian House, a home for widows and orphans, she has little hope for the future. She soon learns the reality offers more grueling work than she could have imagined. One of the few bright spots in her daily drudgery is Latin Master Everett Brown at the school across the street. As Katie struggles to conform to the rules and settle into her new life, she looks forward to her chance meetings with Mr. Brown When she fails to meet the standards of the home, her future becomes even more uncertain. If she has a knight in shining armor, it's Everett Brown. Views: 229
With wit, colour and clarity, What A Wonderful World quickly and painlessly brings us up to speed on how the world of the 21st century works. From economics to physics and biology to philosophy, Marcus Chown explains the complex forces that shape our universe. Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work - or not, as the case may be? Where do mountains come from? How do computers work? How did humans get to dominate the Earth? Why is there something rather than nothing?In What a Wonderful World, Marcus Chown, bestselling author of Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You and the Solar System app, uses his vast scientific knowledge and deep understanding of extremely complex processes to answer simple questions about the workings of our everyday lives. Lucid, witty and hugely entertaining, it explains the basics of our essential existence,... Views: 229
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them. Views: 229
“Motherfucking Sharks reads like it was carved into the floor of a sun-baked desert by an old testament prophet with a thirsty knife." –BEN LOORY, author of Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day Where I come from, the children sing a song: Oh the motherfucking sharks Oh they’re gonna come to town Oh they’re gonna kill the babies Oh they’re gonna make you drowned in your blood Oh the motherfucking sharks Oh they’re gonna mince the flesh They’re gonna swim up and surround you Don’t you know you’ll never pass the test it’s over Oh the motherfucking sharks Oh they don’t care about the gods And they don’t care about the families And they don’t care about the cries or tears they’re killers. Motherfucking sharks Motherfucking sharks Motherfucking sharks Motherfucking sharks Views: 229
In Dooryard Stories, Clara Dillingham Pierson really captures little imaginations. Her stories are perfect for settling kids down before bed and giving them thoughts of nature to sleep with. Stories in this book talk about birds such as flickers, robins, sparrows, wrens, swifts, and blackbirds--describing the drama that naturally arises in the garden as birds go about the business of building nests and raising young. Pierson\'s cat, named Silvertip, plays a prominent role in some of the stories. Suitable for ages 5 and up. Views: 229
This is a revised and extended version of the short story, 'The Third Anniversary.'It's been nearly three years since the school killings, and Billy Jones is still haunted by what happened and struggles on how to deal with an episode that will scar the town for a long time.This is a revised and extended version of the short story, 'The Third Anniversary.'In this horrific, yet emotional story, it tells us about a tortured soul. Everywhere is a reminder and there's no escape for Billy Jones. It's been nearly three years since the school killings, and Billy Jones is still haunted by what happened and struggles on how to deal with an episode that will scar the town for a long time. Views: 228
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a story of unexpected desire. AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME Prima ballerina Ruth Bannion has always been in awe of her demanding, mercurial mentor Nickolai Davidov. When they are partnered in a sensual new ballet, Ruth and Nick are surprised by the attraction rising between them. And as Ruth forces her mentor to see her as more than just a dancer, Nick takes the greatest risk of his career by letting her into his heart. Includes a preview of Nora Roberts' latest hardcover. Views: 228
Ryan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids in the Pacific Northwest. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy.
With the help of his sense of humor, rugby buddies, and his penchant for doodling comics, Ryan Dean manages to survive life’s complications and even find some happiness along the way. But when the unthinkable happens, he has to figure out how to hold on to what’s important, even when it feels like everything has fallen apart.
Filled with hand-drawn info-graphics and illustrations and told in a pitch-perfect voice, this realistic depiction of a teen’s experience strikes an exceptional balance of hilarious and heartbreaking. Views: 228
In this sequel to the dystopian novel Mutt, Emery and Green work together to locate a shipment of medicine being smuggled from the black market inside the walled city of Rittenhouse to the crime lords outside it.In the depths of winter, Emery is digging. Two months after the conclusion of Mutt, he is building an underground highway into the walled city of Rittenhouse to smuggle food and medicine to those living in the wasteland outside. When the gateman Green comes to him with news of a secret shipment and plans to intercept it, Emery sees a chance at redemption for his past failings. But as the search pulls him into a broadening web of conspiracy, his closest friends worry he is in too deep, determined find the shipment--or lose everything. Views: 228
